Rosemary Thompson

Rosemary ThompsonDevoted wife, mother, grandmother and friendRosemary Thompson passed away August 20, 2014 at Campbell County Health after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her family was by her side as she made her way to heaven. Memorial Services will be Thursday, August 28th 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Walker Funeral Home in Gillette, WY with Ernie Bishop officiating. Burial will take place at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette, WY. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 27th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Rosemary was born April 19, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK to Garnon and Edna Taylor. As a young girl she enjoyed spending time with her cousins and her best friend for life Mary Curtis. After graduating from Southeast High School in Oklahoma City. She worked and spent a summer semester studying Psychology, Business Administration and Hula Dancing classes in Hawaii. She also worked at the Hosford Dude Ranch in Birney, MT. She enjoyed pulling pranks on the ranch hands with brownies topped with chocolate covered moths! She met her loving husband Charles William Thompson in Sheridan, WY in 1968. They married on November 26, 1968 in Oklahoma City, OK. Charles and Rosemary lived in Utah, and Colorado. In November 1972, Rosemary and Charles brought home their two week old adoptive daughter Juliana. Two years later Rosemary gave birth to Cherilyn. In 1977, Charles was transferred to Gillette, WY where the family resides today. Rosemary was a stay at home mother until the girls were in Junior High. She then got a job at Aunt-chillottas to get out of the house and meet new people. She also stayed busy taking care of her mother Edna after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. In 2001, Rosemary and her husband became a part of We Care Ministries. They traveled all over the United States sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rosemary loved being a part of We Care. She forged deep relationships with an overwhelming number of people and she touched hundreds of lives. Rosemary had an amazing memory and loved to tell about her life adventures. When you ask her family and friends what they love most about her they will always say her loving heart and her wonderful stories. When Rosemary made a friend, she made a friend for life. She made sure she kept in touch with everyone no matter how long ago she met them or how far away they lived. Rosemary had an incredibly strong will to live and that kept her going. Her doctors always commented on how strong she was and that she was a fighter. She went through so much but never lost her faith, her strength, her wisdom or her smile. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend and she will be deeply missed.Rosemary is survived by her husband, Charles Thompson of Gillette, WY; Daughters, Juliana and Cherilyn Thompson of Gillette and three wonderful grandsons.She is preceded in death by her father Garnon and mother Edna and one granddaughter. Memorials and Condolences may be sent to the family in Rosemary's name in care of Walker Funeral Home 410 Medical Arts Court Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be sent via our website at www.walkerfuneralgillette.comFuneral Home:Walker Funeral Home410 Medical Arts CourtGillette, WYUS 82716